Am i being rational or am i just paranoid ?

BitterAndTwisted

dazzer1467 wrote: »

the property is mid terrace

Is the damp on an interior or an exterior wall? I can't see it from here!



Honestly, it sounds like you're trying to move from a really decent rental into a potential hell-hole. I hope there's a really REALLY good reason why you're looking to move.

BitterAndTwisted

thesaint wrote: »

This is what I suspect they will do, and if they do, the mould will be back.

It won't as long as the real cause has been identified and remedied properly.


A large proportion of "damp" and mould is caused by a tenant's lifestyle. Sealing the place up as tight as a drum, not heating and ventilating properly and drying laundry indoors.

thesaint

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

It won't as long as the real cause has been identified and remedied properly.

Painting over mould is not remedying it.

BitterAndTwisted

It will if the cause was condensation caused by the previous tenant's lifestyle. A perfectionist might choose to wash the wall down with a mould-inhibitor or bleach or something else.

Still, once the wall is completely dry the mould spores will die, so painting over shouldn't be a problem.

dazzer1467

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Is the damp on an interior or an exterior wall? I can't see it from here!



Honestly, it sounds like you're trying to move from a really decent rental into a potential hell-hole. I hope there's a really REALLY good reason why you're looking to move.

we are trying to move because we are currently in a flat with no garden and a main road outside

pics of damp :

Bathroom (converted from an attic) -

Front room -

BitterAndTwisted

Is the damp in the front room the patches behind the sofa on an internal wall? Looks like an internal wall to me. This bodes ill.

What's causing the damp in the bathroom? That looks like an interior wall to me as well. Is there a window? An extractor-fan?

dazzer1467

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Is the damp in the front room the patches behind the sofa on an internal wall? Looks like an internal wall to me. This bodes ill.

What's causing the damp in the bathroom? That looks like an interior wall to me as well. Is there a window? An extractor-fan?

The front door opens straight into the living room,both the walls (front room and bathroom) are the opposite sides of property,front room wall with 1 neighbour and the bathroom wall with the other neighbour (the bathroom has a "skylight" window)

BitterAndTwisted

The front door opens straight into the living-room? That'll be nice and cosy in the winter, won't it?

Look, this property looks and sounds absolute crap! If there's mould on both internal walls that means there is a problem with each of the neighbouring houses. Which your landlord may not be able to fix without their co-operation, and them contributing to the costs as well. I can almost guarantee that they will paint over the marks on the walls and you'll be posting back here about November-time begging us for advice to help you get out of your tenancy.

Damp. Sh!tty cooker under the staircase and in a doorway. How much more sh!tty do you want it?


Please, PLEASE do not take on this tenancy.

Marshflower

I have just realised to my utter horror that you are the same poster who asked about the oven under the stairs!! This LL sounds like an utter cowboy and I cannot advise strongly enough to not move in to this place. The great deal you are being offered regarding a deposit etc does NOT measure up against what the LL deems a safe and fit for purpose living environment.
Unless you have seriously compelling (ie no choice) reasons for moving into this place, sit tight and find somewhere else.

charteredsurveyor

The bathroom damp is penetrating through the chimney breast. This could be from a number of sources most of which are due to problems with the chimney or its flashings.

The damp in the lounge looks like the "tip of the iceberg" with 90% of it probably being concealed by the tongue and groove panelling below. This is highly likely to be widespread rising damp and if so, all the t and g and the wall plaster to the lower half of all the affected walls will need to be removed and replaced before redecorating after an initial drying out period of at least two weeks.

One thing is apparent from the photos though, this is not condensation caused by the living habits of the previous occupants, there are at least two seperate damp issues inherent in the building.

When you view on friday after the landlord has finished his "repairs", unless a significant amount of replastering has been done along with some damp proofing and chimney repairs, I would seriously doubt that the issues have been properly dealt with. You have heard of "papering over the cracks" well in this case the expression might be "painting over the damp".

Good luck.